Fablefans have waited since 2010 for a on-key Albion adventure , and it looks like they ’ll have to keep waiting a bit longer just like those wait forPerfect DarkandOkami 2 . The next installment in the franchise , just titledFableinstead ofFable 4 , is in production as anupcoming video recording gamebut from a studio known only for itsracing gamesrather than fantasy RPGs . The chronicle is beginning to become a bit more clear now , however , so here ’s everything we know aboutFable .

you may expectFableto be anupcoming Xbox Series X gameand anupcoming PC secret plan , but we will have to hold off and see if it will also be anupcoming PS5 game .

Release window

Fablewas given a release windowpane for 2025 but was just announced to be campaign back into 2026 . The word come from theXbox Podcastwhere Craig Duncan said “ While I make out that ’s not maybe the news people want to hear , what I desire to assure citizenry of is that it ’s definitely deserving the delay . I have univocal assurance in the Playground squad . ”

Platforms

Trailer

The first look we got atFablewas little more than a spirit - typesetter and mean to build up some hype . It re-introduce us to this antic world , as well as the comedic tone the series is known for .

It was n’t until 2023 that we sawFableagain , but this meter we got a much better look at both the game and the tone . The total matter was label in - secret plan footage but does n’t show much of what attend to be actual gameplay .

We are introduce to a homo named Dave , an apparent veg enthusiast , monologuing over the rest of the drone with some juiceless humor .

The hoagy we see is a womanhood , which could be an option as it was in anterior games , or perhaps this time we will be playing as a situated character reference . This is also the first time we hear our protagonist speak , which could imply a more set fictional character .

TheXbox Games Showcase trailerfollows the same format of the previous one of being an interview of sorts , this time with a retired hero named Humphry . There is a thin hint at the story here , as he explains know a former submarine sandwich who made some haywire choices . At the very end of the dawdler we see him and the main lineament advance some figure in a robe holding a stave who claims “ I ’m going to fix it — this spot . ”

Gameplay

Swordplay will be a given , including some cinematic takedowns , plus magic like a bolide . There was also a spell that establish up a group of enemies that were then sniped out of the air with a bow .

In terminus of enemies , we see a handful of human opposition , a look at some sort of werewolf , petty goblin creatures , and a big tree freak .

The trailer also mean plenty of social interactions , which has been a staple fiber of the series since the beginning . Again , we do n’t see how they will crop or if the minigame - style systems will come back .

There ’s a fantastic nip of the iconic chicken - kick , so hopefully that will be included in the final release .

Preorder

There is currently no fashion to preorderFablesince it wo n’t be coming until sometime in 2026 . As soon as that entropy is made public , we will give you all the details .